Environment : Overview of Recycling of Specified Home Appliances (Japan)

Below is the actual results recycled by Panasonic Corporation during fiscal 2015 (from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015) in accordance with the Law for Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances (Home Appliance Recycling Law).

Overview of recycled four kinds of end-of-life products

Air conditioner

TV

Refrigerator/Freezer

Washing machine/Clothes dryer

CRT

LCD/Plasma

Number of products received at designated collection points [1,000 units]

538

511

131

877

1,077

Number of products processed [1,000 units]

607

511

128

934

1,147

Total weight of products processed [tons]

25,397

14,295

2,675

59,099

43,387

Total weight of recycled materials from processed products [tons]

22,753

10,668

2,358

46,933

36,884

Recycling rate [%]

89

74

88

79

85

* All of the numbers after the decimal point are truncated.

Total weight of the recycled parts and materials which are transferable to those who use it as parts or materials of product for a fee or free of charge

Air conditioner

TV

Refrigerator/Freezer

Washing machine/Clothes dryer

CRT

LCD/Plasma

Iron [tons]

8,157

1,348

1,062

25,105

19,247

Copper [tons]

2,070

471

23

994

522

Aluminum [tons]

1,379

12

85

81

689

Mixture including ferrous or non-ferrous materials [tons]

7,632

187

64

6,398

5,470

CRT glass [tons]

-

5,652

-

-

-

Other valuable materials [tons]

3,513

2,996

1,121

14,414

10,955

Total weight [tons]

22,753

10,668

2,358

46,993

36,884

* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated. * "Other valuable materials" are plastics, etc.

Breakdown of recycled materials by specified home appliance

Weights of refrigerant fluorocarbons which were collected, shipped, recovered or re-used, and destroyed

* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated. * Difference amoung weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons, weight of shipped refrigerant fluorocarbons and "total weight of recovered or re-used refrigerant fluorocarbons and destroyed fluorocarbons" is due to time-lag of destruction reporting.

Weights of fluorocarbons from insulation materials, which were liquefied and collected, shipped, and destroyed

Refrigerator/ Freezer

Weight of fluorocarbons liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

141,297

Weight of fluorocarbons shipped to consigned destroying companies after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

138,653

Weight of destroyed fluorocarbons after liquefied and collected from insulation materials[kg]

137,823

* All of the numbers after decimal point are truncated. * Difference among weight of collected refrigerant fluorocarbons, weight of shipped fluorocarbons and weight of destroyed fluorocarbons is due to time-lag of destruction reporting.